St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-28
Bismarck Passes Through It's Boom
Period and Is Enjoying Steady
and Solid Growth.
Nothing Short Of a Big Railroad Ac-
cident'' Will Stop or Retard It's
March to Greatness.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul and Chi
cago & Northwestern Hurrying
Toward the Capital City.
Electric Lights Going in and the New
Water Works Soon to be Sup
plying the City.
Special Correspondence of the Globe.

BISMARCK, OAK, May 27.-Never in
the history of this country, except, per-
haps, during the feverish and unnatural
excitement of 1883, has there existed
such widespread and general confidence
in the future of Dakota and DakOta's
capital as at the present time. The his
tory of America, as we'll as that of other
countries, has demonstrated as natu-
raj law of civilization that every new
country must, sooner or later, suffer the
affection of the SpaSmodic boom. This
is Natures teething time in the devel-
opment and growth and life of every
new territory, and closely resembles
the period of dentation in the life
and growth of an individual.
As in the case of the infant during this
period, the physical organism is more
susceptible to the ravages of all manner
of diseases, and the dangers of sickness
and death are greatest. So with new
country. Undue excitement of public
interests adds unnatural heat to the fe-
verish imagination of business prosper
ity, and oftentimeS the constitution is
broken, progress checked, industry
crippled and animation suspended.
Fortunately for the capital city of Da-
kota, this period in her history has been
successfully passed, and two rows of
beautiful pearly teeth have found their
way to the light. The tooth-cutting
process, which was inaugurated by the
boom of 1888, is over, and the infant
city of other days has entered upon
period of rapid and
CONTINUOUS GROWTH.
The measles and the whoopingcough,
which may be expected later, have lost
| their terrorS; and nothing but an acct
dent, a railroad accident at that, can
ever injure the bright future which
| lies Immediately before her. Since the
| closing and the signing of the contract
which secures the building of the Aber-
| deem, Bismarck d Northwestern road
this season, the cloud of doubt and un-
certainty has vanished into thin air.
| Word comes from authentic sources
that the Chicago, Milwaukee d st. Paul
company, by reason of recent develop
ments, has resolved to build to Bis
marck at once and in confederation of
this report, land has been recently pur-
chased by representatives of that COM
panyWithin the limits of the city which
it is believed is; intended for terminal
facilities, 1t is also reported that the
Chicago u Northwestern will immedi-
| gtely move in this direction, and will be
| among the first to enter the city. The
electric light system, which was con-
tracted for some time ago by the city, is
in process of rapid completion. The
poles are all in place and the lights will
be in full operation within another
week. The company which has this
contract in hand will also put in an cleo
trio fire-alarm system for the city at an
early date. The water works enterprise
is still progressing nicely. Col. E. HI.
Bly, is at this time in Chicago for the
purpose of receiving bids on the
| contract for the necessary iron and pip
| ing, and the work of active construction
will soon be commenced. Add to all
this the prospect of the heaviest crop of
grain ever raised in the Northwest and
the chain of
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS
is completed. Business of all classes
and kinds is rapidly improving. Since
1 the closing of the railroad contra the
stir in real estate has been continuous
and lively. A large amount of city and
adjoining property is changing hands
| every day, but at reasonable figures.
Property is steadily advancing in val e
| and much that was on the market ten
/ days ago has been withdrawn.
There isno desire on the part of the
people of this city to encourage another
boom. Even the real estate men have
seen the disastrous folly of such con-
|
strated that the real estate market, like
piece of rubber, may be stretched to
almost any length, but when it snaps
the man at the end who is doing the
| pulling is sure to wish he hadn't pulled
so hard. From this experience of the
past there seems TO be determination
on the part of the local dealers to keep
| the tension of the market within rea-
sonable bounds. Gov. Church has ele-
waited himself in the estimation of the
citizens of the capital city by purchas-
ing one of the most beautiful residences
of the city to be used as the executive
mansion. He will soon remove his
| family from Huron and become one of
our permanent citizens. His exclusive
ness from the circles of our society has
been source of much regret, and his
removal with his family to this city will
be hailed with an unusual degree of
| pleasure and satisfaction. A hearty well
come will be extended to them, and
nothing spared to make them contented
| and happy in their new home. j.